Vox Populi, the voice of the people
"You've heard of the saying 'If you build it, they will come.' Well, after reviewing the latest census figures for Savannah and Chatham County, I have a saying, 'If you tax them, they will leave.'

Community calendar
Annual cheerleading competition workshop, sponsored by the Chatham County Parks and Recreation Dept., will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Islands Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Road.

Program paves way for fathers
At the mention of the words "child support" Kenneth Ellis used to get fighting mad. Like many financially strapped men ordered by the state to pay child support, the Savannah man felt like the system was giving him a raw deal.

Budding artists
Hundreds filed into the Telfair Museum of Art on Sunday to see the works of Frederick Carl Frieseke. And hundreds more stepped down to the first floor and strode right past the last painting in the celebrated exhibit.

Heads Up
Hambersham Street at Liberty Street will be closed to traffic Tuesday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This road closure at the median, is necessary to install traffic signal detectors.

Community calendar
Annual cheerleading competition workshop, sponsored by the Chatham County Parks and Recreation Dept., will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Islands Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Road.

Hinesville's pitfall
Four months after settling a lawsuit over a boy's drowning in a city "borrow pit," officials have done little to prevent future incidents.

Flower power
Spring is here, and in Savannah, that means one thing - garden tours, garden lectures and garden shows.

Flushing out snakes in the grass
Harold and Everette Ragan are brothers and both are Savannah police officers. Everette is a captain and Harold is a lieutenant. I've taken pictures of both of them at scenes over the years.

General Assembly 2001
Monday was day 39 of the Georgia General Assembly's 40-day session. As of Friday, members of the Chatham County delegation had introduced the following bills:

School briefs
Schools are the lifeblood of any community. Their students, teachers and parents shape the image of an area and provide a focal point for learning and other activities.

Vox populi, the voice of the people
"The shoes hanging on the power lines are there to mark the place where drug deals take place and they won't be removed because if they are the drug dealers will just hang more."

It's all about clout
Earlier this year, it was speculated that Chatham County wasn't keeping up with the growth in counties surrounding Atlanta.

Letters to the editor
It is beyond me how people who break the law are upset over the consequences they receive.

Letters to the editor
It is beyond me how people who break the law are upset over the consequences they receive.

Editorial: More poor judgment
THE SENATE last week chose incumbent protection over paycheck protection in its efforts to reform the nation's campaign finance laws.

Effingham nips Benedictine in baseball
Chris Pace hit a two-out, two-run home run in the sixth inning to break a tie and Daniel Hurst retired the last two Benedictine batters in the seventh with runners on first and second to lead Effingham County to a 9-8 baseball victory over the visiting Cadets Saturday.

Prep sports briefs
Calvary Baptist blasted three home runs to take a 16-7 victory over visiting Savannah Country Day in a Region 3-A baseball game on Monday.

Ebo comes through with late KO
When Ebo fights, people think KO. So it became a little frustrating for Ebo Elder, one of the rising stars of boxing's lightweight division, when he couldn't finish off Andrea Baker in the feature match at Jarrell's Gym Saturday night.